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oakum
[ oh-kuhm ]
/ ˈoʊ kəm /
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noun
loose fiber obtained by untwisting and picking apart old ropes, used for caulking the seams of ships.
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oakum
/ (ˈəʊkəm) /
noun
loose fibre obtained by unravelling old rope, used esp for caulking seams in wooden ships
Word Origin for oakum
Old English ācuma, variant of ācumba, literally: off-combings, from ā- off + -cumba, from cemban to comb
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